
The Army has selected Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and General Dynamics Missions Systems [GD] for a potential 10-year, $774.2 million deal to deliver the Next Generation Load Device-Medium (NGLD-M) modernized cryptographic key device. The new NGLD-M will replace the current Simple Key Loader device and other legacy products beginning in fiscal year 2024 in what the service called the “biggest materiel change in cryptographic key delivery in 20 years.” “The NGLD-M will enable delivery of the strongest NSA-generated cryptographic keys…